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Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7th October 1982 in Beckton, London) plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the English national team.

Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team at age fourteen, before moving to West Ham United aged sixteen, and rising through the ranks. He made his professional debut for West Ham in 2000, and after a season-long loan spell at Bournemouth during the 2000–01 season, established himself in the West Ham lineup.

A move to Tottenham in 2004 soon followed, and Defoe also spent a year at Portsmouth. He has since returned to Tottenham in the January 2009 transfer window. Defoe made his England debut in 2004 and as of September 2010, has made 46 appearances, scoring 15 goals.